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SAD(B) denies having enlisted bogus voters New Delhi, May 24 The secretary general of the SAD (Badal), Mr Kuldip Singh Bhogal, said: “The party categorically rejects the statement of SAD Delhi president, Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna. He should first keep his house in order before giving false and bogus statements,” Mr Bhogal said. The SAD secretary general said only 10,000 new names had been added to the electoral rolls after the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections started enrolling those who had attained 18 years and above, following the presidential assent to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1971. Mr Bhogal said that as per their estimate, at least 50,000 names should have been added to the list. On the issue of low enlisting of names in the electoral rolls, the SAD (Badal) had met the Lt-Governor, Mr Vijai Kapoor, who extended the DSGMC poll date by 15 days and directed the Delhi Government to issue notification for the general elections on May 28 for the polls to be held on June 30. The directorate had been given time till May 27 to enlist new voters. And, Mr Bhogal said the DSGMC was only preparing the list of voters to be submitted to the directorate. Mr Sarna in his complaint to the directorate had alleged the SAD (Badal) was enlisting bogus names in the electoral rolls in a move to postpone the polls. In the complaint, he apprehended that the rival faction, which at present controls the DSGMC, could then move the court with the plea that new names had been added to the electoral rolls and the general elections should not be held until the voters list was verified. |
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1984 riot widows’ flats sealed New Delhi, May 24 “The area residents are strong supporters of the Badal faction. In a move to deny them the right to vote, the pro-Tohra faction conspired with the Congress to seal these flats,” the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) alleged, adding, “The members of the community would not tolerate such acts of political parties for petty gains.” To voice their anger, the members of the DSGMC, along with their supporters, would demonstrate outside the residence of the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, on Saturday.
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8 die as field fire engulfs vehicles Faridabad, May 24 The gory incident took place on the National Highway No 2 at about 7 pm when the fire, started in some fields by the farmers to burn the remains of the harvested wheat crop, spread to nearby areas due to the strong wind and engulfed the vehicles moving on the road. At least six vehicles, including a wheat-aden tractor trolley, a Tata 407 truck and two three wheelers were caught in the flames. While six of them travelling on these vehicles were burnt alive, two died today. About a dozen others sustained burn injuries. It is learnt that a tractor trolley coming from Kosi Kalan side got caught in the flames. As the driver of the tractor tried to avoid the flames, his vehicle dashed into a Tata 407 truck coming from the opposite direction. The deceased include Azad (13), his brother Aslam (12), Sitara (40), wife of Chirag, Farah (4), Roshni (2), (daughters of Chirag) and Sahid (12) and Sahrukha (8). One person could not be identified. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, visited the site of the accident today. He announced a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the kin of deceased and Rs 2000 to the injured. The administration has booked one Sudhir, son of Shispal and Ram Sarup, driver of a tractor under Sections 279, 336, 337, 304-A 427 and 435 of the IPC. It is alleged that Sudhir had started the fire in his field to burn the wheat stems after harvesting it with a combine. The majority of the victims were members of one family and had been returning to Kosikalan in UP after attending a wedding party at Lariaka village in the district. The injured were rushed to the government hospitals at Palwal and Hodal. About 10 persons have been admitted to the hospital at Hodal. Three injured identified as Mumtaz, Jannat and a driver Amar Singh have been referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. Two women have been admitted in the B.K. Civil Hospital here. |
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Elitist hospital reminded of its oath to serve the poor Faridabad, May 24 The health department in its communication to the chief executive director of Escorts Hospital, stated that it had framed a scheme to be implemented immediately. The scheme, prepared on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, asked the secretary, Medical Health, and director-general, Health Services, Haryana, to examine the ‘scheme’ submitted by the Escorts Hospital regarding providing free treatment and reservation of beds for the poor. This facility had been made mandatory by the Haryana Government when it allotted over 2.75 acres on Neelam-Bata Road here for the hospital in 1987 and 1990. The hospital had been directed to provide free facilities in seven disciplines to the local residents and reserve certain percentage of beds for them. It had also put the condition that no part of the land be utilised for industrial, commercial or residential purpose. However, there were complaints regarding the violation of terms and conditions of the allotment of land to the hospital. A social activist, Mr Krishan Lal Gera, raised the issue through a writ petition filed by him in the High Court in 2000. Mr Gera levelled serious allegations of violation of norms by the hospital and sought cancellation of the allotment of land. The commissioner and secretary, health department, got an enquiry conducted on the directions of the court and filed a detailed affidavit before the court, stating therein that the terms of allotment had not been complied with. Subsequently, the Escorts Hospital management sought the permission to prepare a scheme to comply with the conditions. While the scheme was submitted before the court, the latter ordered the Haryana Government to examine the scheme. The State government studied the scheme and reported back that it was not in consonance with the objectives of the allotment of land. So the authorities have now framed a new scheme known as “scheme for free treatment” in lieu of allotment of land to the Escorts Hospital, and stated that it would come into effect immediately. According to it, a committee chaired by the Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad, consisting of the Municipal Commissioner, Director of Escorts Hospital and civil surgeon, Faridabad will supervise the implementation of the scheme. It has been stated that a person, who is resident of Faridabad district shall be entitled to free facilities at the out-patient department (OPD) in all disciplines in the hospital. The scheme says that all the clinical investigations, including specialised X-ray, ultrasound, ECG, CT Scan, etc, be provided free of cost. Besides, all the medicines and consumable items should be provided free to a patient covered under the scheme. It adds that the registration fee shall be Rs 5.00 once a year for the OPD patient and Rs 50.00 for the indoor patient. The hospital would have to earmark 25 per cent of beds for free treatment of persons covered under the scheme. In addition, the hospital shall provide 10 per cent beds for the treatment of patients for the next five years, for the non-compliance of scheme till now. It provides that the beds reserved under the scheme should not be utilised for the treatment of paid patients under any circumstance. No separate OPD or ward should be established, but treatment be provided at the main OPD. The committee will monitor the scheme and shall meet at least once a month. The conditions of allotment state that no part of the land be utilised for any other purpose, except for which it had been allotted, and the site could not be subdivided or sublet to anyone. |
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Capital’s high-value farmhouses slide downhill New Delhi, May 24 According to figures made available by global property consultants, Cushman and Wakefield, the capital value of the farmhouses in the vicinity of Delhi has fallen in the range of 30 per cent to 50 per cent since the peak of November 1997. The farmhouses in Kapashera, DLF Chhattarpur, Ansal Satbari and Asola have witnessed the strongest devaluation with percentage change estimated to be -50 per cent. This is followed by Gadaipur (- 45 per cent), The Greens (-40 per cent), Pushpanjali (-40 per cent), Ghittorni (-40 per cent) and Westend Greens (-30 per cent). In terms of value, on an average, an acre of land in Westend Greens is presently priced at Rs 20 crore, down from the peak-period valuation of Rs 25 crore, while in The Greens the value has come down to Rs 10 crore for an acre from a peak period price of Rs 12.5 crore. The present values of the other major farm houses are : Pushpanjali ( Rs 80 lakhs per acre), Kapashera (Rs 70 lakhs per acre), DLF Chhattarpur (Rs 80 lakhs per acre), Ansal Satbari (Rs 45 lakhs), Asola (Rs 50 lakhs), Gadaipur (Rs 70 lakhs) and Ghittorni ( Rs 50 lakhs). Farmhouses in the vicinity of the Capital are high quality residences that are built on plots extending in size to 2.5 acres or more. Since they are built on agricultural land and must follow certain specific building regulations, they are conveniently called 'farmhouses'. Most farmhouses in Delhi are concentrated on the outskirts in Mehrauli, Chhattarpur, Vasant Kunj and Bijwasan areas, approximately 30 km away from the central part of the Capital. They are equipped with all modern amenities such as landscaped lawns, tennis courts, swimming pools, gymnasiums, etc. The high valuations are primarily premised upon the amenities and better quality of living away from the bustle and pollution of downtown areas. There has also been a sustained downward pressure on rental values of farmhouses with supply outstripping demand in most locations. The rental values have fallen by 40 to 50 per cent. The net effective rent of a farmhouse in Westend Greens has come down to Rs 2.75 lakhs per month presently from the peak of Rs 4 lakhs in 1997. Similarly the average per month rental of a farmhouse in The Greens has come down to Rs 1.75 lakhs from the peak period rental of Rs 2.5 lakhs. Moreover, the demand for properties continues to be skewed with properties in Westend Greens, The Greens and DLF Chhattarpur being more sought after than areas such as Asola, Satbari, Gadaipur etc. |
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Rapist lynched by villagers
as cops watch Ghaziabad, May 24 When the girl did not return till late, her parents became worried and started looking for her. Her dead body was found near the house of Bejinder. She had been throttled and her face had been hit with a brick. Her condition indicated that she had been sexually abused. Next day, at about 9 in the morning, Hukum Singh was seen in the Akroli temple. The villagers surrounded him and brought him to Meerpur. Though he tried to escape, he was pinned down and beaten in the main square of the village. Eventually, he confessed to his crime. Another small girl also told the villagers that once he had tried to lure her also with the promise of sugarcane and sweet meat. At this, the villagers were incensed and beat him up till he was dead. Teenager raped at
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GNIDA has seen 3 CEOs in 20 days Noida, May 24 In fact, the GNIDA has set a record of sorts as three chief executive officers have been moved out in just over 20 days. A fortnight back, Dr Om Prakash was posted as the chief executive officer in the GNIDA. He was transferred on Wednesday and has been replaced by Mr Lalit Srivastava, who was until recently the Principal Secretary, Revenue. It may be recalled that Mr Brijesh Kumar had spent over four years as the CEO of the GNIDA during which period he had done commendable work and developed the Greater Noida area in all aspects with the result that it has carved a niche for itself even internationally. When Mr Brijesh Kumar was sent on deputation to the Government of India on April 30, the state government had asked the Additional CEO, Mr P. Umashankar, to take over the functions of the CEO of the GNIDA. On May 7, Dr Om Prakash Singh took over from Mr Umashankar. Then, Dr Om Prakash was transferred within 15 days back to Lucknow. Interestingly, Mr Umashankar has also been posted out of the GNIDA. Mr Lalit Srivastava, who has taken over from Dr Om Prakash, had worked as the CEO of the Noida Authority for about a week. Now, both the Noida Authority and GNIDA have a full-fledged CEO-cum-Chairman but how long they will remain in their respective posts is to be seen. |
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Metro rail to cover entire NCR by 2021 New Delhi, May 24 The DMRC is currently implementing the first phase of 62.8-km railway system which will be completed by 2005 with the first section of 8.3-km section between Shahdara and Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) scheduled to start by December this year. With the completion of the second phase, the Delhi Metro would cover a distance of 113 km. Announcing this at a news conference after carrying out an inspection of various construction sites, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Government of NCT of Delhi had approved the Connaught Place-Dwarka section to be constructed as part of the first phase. The proposal had been referred to the Union Cabinet and the approval was expected within a month. Ms Dikshit said the plan to expand Delhi Metro to the whole of National Capital Region (NCR), which comprises certain areas of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, by 2021 was also being thought of to ease the population concentration in the Capital. “Metro Rail,” she said, “is a role model and a milestone in the transportation sector. The work culture, efficiency of work and the speed with which it is being carried out without causing any inconvenience is an example for all of us to follow.” Considering the progress of work, the section between ISBT and Shahdara could be completed well before the stipulated timeframe of December, she said adding that more than 20 lakh passengers per day would travel by Delhi Metro once the first phase was completed. |
THE ACHIEVERS Noida, May 24 But the staff and the residents in general, particularly those who know him, have tremendous faith in this fire officer. After all, he was a bundle of energy even in the searing mid-day sun, directing his staff and fire tenders when a major fire had devastated a sprawling jhuggi complex in the area last month. If it had not been for him, the toll in the blaze would have been higher, say many grateful residents. Amar, as he is popularly called by all, still recalls the events of 1996 vividly which exposed the lack of facilities of the fire department of the hi-tech city. Ammonia gas had leaked from one of the tankers in the huge complex of the Hindustan Referigeration Ltd in Sector 11. When the team led by Aggarwal reached the spot, they found four employees lying unconscious and the entire premises enveloped by the noxious gas. There was no time. Without waiting for the specialised equipment like gas masks, the team of rescuers wrapped their faces with whatever clothing was available and edged their way towards the tanker from which the gas had been leaking. It was apparent that they would have to stem the leak before they could mount rescue operations. Without even a thought for their safety, the team of rescuers struggled with the knob of the valve of the tanker and somehow managed to close it and then rushed to the aid of the unconscious employees whose eyes and lungs were badly affected by the gas. They were rushed to the nearby hospital. By then help had arrived from the neighbouring cities. “There was still 25 metric tonnes of gas remaining in the tanker when we managed to close the valve. Had this leaked out, the result would have been devastating,” Amar told the ‘NCR Tribune’ recently. Their selfless work did not go unnoticed. The team members, including Amar, were awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. Aggarwal who lives with his wife and four children would like to see tremendous improvement in the infrastructure so that it can match the growth of the city. “There is an urgent need to add to the existing strength of the personnel and vehicles and modernisation of the fire-fighting and rescue equipment,” he stressed. All the same, Aggarwal has no regrets. He is one of those rare men who always wanted to become a fire brigade officer. He had cleared the police sub-inspector’s examination in 1971 but opted to join the fire service in Agra in 1972 as a second officer. The reason? There is more job satisfaction. And since then, he has traversed a long path of public service.  |
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‘ISI agents’ arrested in Bulandshahar Noida The agents arrested from Mohalla Chaudhriyan have been interrogated by the police team which was joined late in the night by the superintendent of police and SSP Rajiv Krishen also. Both the agents are alleged to have passed on some classified information pertaining to the deployment of the army units to a terrorist outfit in Kashmir. According to sources, the military intelligence had come across some objectionable material being sent by them through a courier service in Syana. Both the suspects lived in Mohalla Chaudhriyan. One of them is a ‘doctor’ and runs a clinic. Both were nabbed by the army intelligence officials and the Kotwali Police. Senior police officers also started interrogating the duo in Syana after confirming that both were ISI agents. The IB officials from New Delhi also joined the police officers during the grilling.
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DELHI DIGEST New Delhi, May 24 Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Ram Naik today said the LNG terminal having the capacity to handle five million tonnes of LNG a year, when completed, would also supply the same to industries. “The CNG problem in Delhi,” he said, “for the transport sector will improve substantially in January 2004.” Work on the LNG project was going as per schedule, he said. Chartered ships, costing over Rs 1,600 crore, would be ferrying the gas from Qatar. There is a shortage of CNG in Delhi and the demand is expected to increase following he Supreme Court’s order to convert public transport vehicles to CNG mode. The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the lone supplier of gas to Delhi, has also decided to expand its activities to meet the demand. Cong ‘reneging’
on promises The Leader of Opposition in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Mr Subhash Arya, said that the Congress had done nothing to introduce the Unit Area Method in the assessment of property tax and to provide maintenance and other civic services to the group housing societies as mentioned in its election manifesto. He said that MCD0-led Congress in its manifesto had promised to simplify the property tax but in practice it did not seem serious to provide the benefit to the residents. The Congress was not taking opposition leaders in confidence before taking any decision. The Commissioner, Mr S. P. Aggarwal, was transferred just after the formation of the new committee of councillors after the corporation elections. When new Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Mehta, was appointed the Opposition Leader was not informed. Apart from this, the Opposition was also ignored when Bhagidari scheme was introduced in the corporation, Mr Subhash Arya said. Gallery on
maritime history A completely refurbished gallery tracing the maritime history of India from the Indus Valley Civilisation to the modern times in a chronological order was inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Madhvendra Singh and National Museum Director General R. D. Choudhry today. The Maritime Heritage Gallery at the National Museum separately showcases some important periods like the Mughal era, the Maratha period and the British rule. The gallery was first opened in 1992 by then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao but has now been refurbished with new additions. It has many new artefacts from the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai and from Kochi and Kolkata. A large number of invaluable maps and models of ships, both ancient and modern, are displayed in the gallery. The general viewer can also see films on the Navy. |
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Rewari loses a true-blue Gandhian and social activist Rewari, May 24 In his death, the prestigious Public Education Board of Rewari (PEB) has lost a true patron while the Congress Party has lost a staunch Gandhian and a veteran freedom fighter, the Arya Samaj a dedicated activist and the reputed Data family and its friends a father figure. His funeral here on Monday was attended by a large number of people, including representatives of the district administration. In every way, his funeral befitted that of a freedom fighter and a social worker of his stature. To cap it all, instead of being immersed in the holy Ganga as per the age-old traditions of the Hindus, his ashes, in accordance with his own expressed wish, will now be scattered in their home-park as well as other surrounding places where trees will be planted to ensure a pollution-free environment which he loved dearly. Born in a middle class family of noted freedom fighter Mahashay Bhagwan Das of Rewari, Prem Swarup plunged into the freedom struggle at the tender age of 16 and courted imprisonment during the Quit India Movement of August, 1942. He spent about 18 months in the Borstal Jail at Lahore. Following the footsteps of his great father Mahashay Bhagwan Das, who was a true Gandhian and who spent about 10 years of his life in various jails during the freedom movement from 1924 to 1942, and also taking a cue from his elder brother Shanti Swarup Data, who too spent about five years in jails during the freedom struggle, Prem Swarup practically adopted the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Jai Prakash Narain to which he faithfully and devoutly adhered till the last days of his life. Simultaneously, his deep-rooted association with the Congress Party, of which he was unanimously elected district president in 1972-73, also continued unabated till the end. Imbued with a fervent spirit of social service and reformation like his father, Prem Swarup also joined the Arya Samaj at Rewari and later rose to be its president also by the dint of his constructive and dedicated services. But the greatest work of his life, for which he will be remembered by posterity, lies in the establishment of Kishan Lal Public College as well as the Public Education Board here. He played a pivotal role in 1960s when he successfully persuaded Mrs Javitri Devi Sharma to make the initial donation of over Rs 1 lakh in the name of her late husband Kishan Lal for the college. Then he, along with a host of other prominent citizens, virtually went with a begging bowl to Delhi, Bombay (now Mumbai) and Calcutta (now Kolkata) to collect the requisite funds which ensured the inception of Kishan Lal Public College here in 1964, thus opening the portals of higher education to the thousands of young boys and girls who earlier lacked the facility here. During the last four decades, KLP College has carved out a niche for itself in the domains of higher education not only in Haryana but in northern India as well. His crusade for education did not end with KLP College but he, along with a few others, also became instrumental in the successive setting up of the Satish Public College of Education, Satish Public Senior Secondary School and Public Girls College of Rewari. Prior to this, he also made a major contribution in the establishment of the Public Education Board, , which has now been successfully running these four prestigious educational institutions. It goes to his credit that he always kept himself aloof from the lure of any official position in the management. Apart from this, he also remained associated with the management of the local Hindu Senior Secondary School - one of the most reputed as well as oldest schools of the region. |
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Cafes gear up
for online results New Delhi, May 24 The CBSE has made arrangements for the declaration of results online. Students can access the CBSE website cbseresults.nic.in from 00: 01 hours onwards. For students who do not have access to the net, cyber cafes will come handy. “I have already spoken to the neighbourhood cyber café owner and he has assured me that I will be the first one to log on. Of course, for this I will pay him a little extra,” said Kapil, a class XII student of Government Boys High School, Sarojini Nagar. While most cafes will charge between Rs. 5 and Rs. 20, there are some who have made value addition to their services by offering a printout or allowing a user to call home. “ I am going to charge Rs. 10, but if a person wants to access the site himself, then I will charge Rs. 5 more. Since the terminals are limited, I have told everybody to give their roll numbers in advance. If someone wants a printout, he will have to pay Rs. 30,” said Rajesh Kumar rattling off the rates like a perfect salesman. The ingenious ones, who have neither computers at home nor wish to spend money at a café, have tied up with friends and relatives who will find out the results online. And that too without paying a dime. |
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NCR BRIEFS Jhajjar, May 24 Three
assaulted Sonepat
Worker killed Om Bir Tyagi, a worker, died on the spot when a box loaded with goods fell on him when he was unloading it from a truck on the premises of Gold Plus Glass Factory at Liwaspur village, 12 km from here, on Thursday night. According to a report, the victim belonged to Malikpur village. The police have sent the body for the post-mortem examination. Meanwhile, representatives of various trade unions today demanded immediate payment of Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the next of kith and kin of the deceased. In a press release, they also demanded a high-level probe into the case.
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Police network has collapsed: Ex-minister Rohtak, May 24 Quoting the recent incidents of abduction of the three-year-old daughter of the district police chief of Fatehabad and the brutal murder of the Congress leader, Mr Amarjeet, in Faridabad on Thursday, the former minister said both the incidents were glaring examples of the police ‘inaction’. He questioned how the police officials could protect the people against crimes when they were incapable to guard the members of their own family. The Congress leader alleged that the police functionaries, including the Director General of Police, Mr M. S. Malik, were misleading the Chief Minister and the masses. |
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heroin seized; truck driver conduit New Delhi, May 24 During interrogation, he disclosed that the heroin was brought by a truck driver from Amritsar. The contraband brought there by somebody from Lahore and was delivered to the truck driver. The police are trying to trace the truck driver and to find out the route through which narcotics was being smuggled into the country, the police said. Auto driver held The incident occurred at around 8 pm. The victim, John Masih Gill, a Norwegian, was scheduled to board the aircraft of Australian airways to Norway. Masih Gill resided at Tilak Nagar and had already overstayed. So he was not allowed to board the flight by immigration officials at airport, the police said. After being refused to board the aircraft, he came outside, hired an autorickshaw and put one of his bags in it. As soon as he turned to bring in his other luggage, the autorickshaw driver tried to drive away. The Norwegian raised an alarm and the police on duty arrested him. Cash bag snatched Minor fire |
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highway robbers arrested after encounter Sonepat, May 24 The Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh Ahlawat, told mediapersons here today that the arrested persons were Manoj and Rohtas alias Kuku of Rajpur village, Rajesh of Mehlana village, Jagmesh of Rajpur village and Surinder alias Sonu of Chhatehra Majra village. The police, he said, also seized four country-made pistols, five live cartridges, a knife and two motorcycles from their possession. Giving details of the arrests, the SP said that a police party headed by Mr Satbir Singh and Mr Rahul Dev, both Sub-Inspectors, were on a routine patrol under the ‘Operation Catch’ when they received an information that the culprits were sitting at a deserted place near the Parshu Ram Ashram, Gohana and planning to commit a dacoity at a petrol pump. The police party swung into action and surrounded the place where the culprits were sitting. The police asked them to surrender but the culprits fired two shots at the police and the cops returned the fire. None was hurt in the firing. He disclosed that the culprits tried to escape but they were overpowered by the police. The culprits, during interrogation, confessed to their involvement in cases of loot and snatching of motorcycles, one each at Panchi Road and Kami road respectively. The culprits, he said, had also fired shots at Mr Baldev, a salesman of the petrol pump near Larsauli village on May 2 and had snatched a Tata Sumo in April. According to the SP, Surinder alias Sonu had also confessed to his involvement in a train dacoity in December last year at Sandal Kalan railway station and looted the passengers. The culprit, he said, had also threatened to kill one of his relatives in the Sultanpuri area of Delhi in March this year. The SP disclosed that the police had registered a case against the culprits and further investigations were in progress. |
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SO, finally it has come. The blow has been struck. The bus, taxi and auto fares in Delhi have been increased. The common man, who depends on buses alone, will alone pay the price for ensuring “clean air”. But for the poor, it is the double-edged sword: he is being forced to pay high price and at the same time, he is being deprived of sufficient number of public buses, the only source of his travel for reaching the place of work and home.